Erick Torres

Chivas USA striker Erick “Cubo” Torres returns for his second season with the Red-and-White after joining the club in July of 2013 via loan from Club Deportivo Chivas de Guadalajara. Torres had an immediate impact with the Rebaño Angelino, starting in all 15 games played and emerging as the team’s top scoring threat to win Chivas USA’s Golden Boot Award with seven tallies.

In his first season in Major League Soccer, the Guadalajara product earned Latino de la Jornada (MLS Latino Player of the Week) honors on two occasions. His superb bicycle kick in the Goats’ September road match at Vancouver earned the 21-year-old a Goal of the Year nomination

Torres made his professional debut with Guadalajara in Mexico’s Primera Division in 2010 at the age of 17 and recorded 14 goals in nearly four seasons with the Rebaño Sagrado. In 2012, Torres participated in the prestigious Copa Libertadores as well as the CONCACAF Champions League. Torres was also part of Guadalajara’s U-20 team that was crowned champion in 2013. On the international level, Torres was part of Mexico’s U-20 National Team in the 2011 World Cup, where the center forward helped lead El Tri to a historic third-place finish in Colombia.